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Robert Smeets

Born: December 29, 1980

After studies with jazz giants Kurt Rosenwinkel (Verve Recording Artist), Ben Monder (Faculty at New England Conservatory, Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band), Brad Shepik (Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band), Kenny Werner (Pianist, author of Effortless Mastery), and Rick Peckham (Vice Chair of the guitar Department of Berklee College of Music). He performed as a freelancing guitar sideman in many bands of varying styles of music from blues, traditional jazz and big band music, to funk, soul, R&B and hip hop. During his stay in Columbus, Ohio, he had the opportunity to perform with Foley (Formerly with Miles Davis, currently the Bandleader for George Clinton's P-Funk Allstars and Sly and the Family Stone), Eddie Bayard (Performed with Maceo Parker, Jabo Starks, Bootsy Collins, Fred Wesley, Clyde Stubblefield, Wynton Marsalis, Delfayo Marsalis, to name a few), Bobby Floyd (www.bobbyfloyd.com- cornerstone player for the Jazz Arts Group in Columbus, Ohio), Larry Cook (Bassist, performed with Mavis Staples, Columbus Ohio's Jazz Arts Group), Tim Cummiskey (www.tc7string.com, Professor of Jazz Studies at the Ohio State University), Polar Ops (Featuring works by RJD2 and Numeric), and Ordinary Peoples to name a few